Crime Rates at Station Road, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 5AH

Station Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (DH4 5AH) in the last 12 months was 480.4 per 1,000 residents and was 488.0% higher than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 127.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (DH4 5AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheler Street, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.